May 2012 photos

June is almost over..so I had better post May pictures! May was a pretty laid back month. Most of the year-end hoopla happened in April this year. Luke travelled a lot in May. Lauren had a kindergarten program. I was invited to the school honors assembly as a parent whose child was getting an award. Julia and a 5th grader broke a school record for reading points. Julia was also recognized for her team that went to state for an after school activity she was in. All the kids who got a certain large number of pride points for behavior were in a drawing for some prizes and Lauren was called up. I was so proud of both my girls for excelling at school! Memorial Day weekend we were blessed by a visit from my beloved Lisa and her family on their way to Illinois. We had a wonderful time and kids had a blast together.

VBS

Lauren is attending Vacation Bible School this week while Julia is away at church camp.   The theme is Trust God - God can do anything.  So at the end of day one they asked kids for "God moments" and someone said God healed their friend from cancer.  Today Lauren brought it up and called it a miracle - apparently they talked about it some more today.  Ugh - I explained that not everyone dies from cancer and it is not a miracle when someone lives.  I explained about science and